Why UK Towns are Being Erased From the Map
The village of Hemsby on the east coast of England could be the latest in a line of settlements that have been lost to the sea. Andy and Mack travelled here to spend time with residents who are literally living on the edge and believe that they and their homes have been abandoned by the authorities.
Time Stamps:
0:00 Welcome to Hemsby
1:29 The history of Hemsby
2:53 October Storms & the Journey to Hemsby
4:24 Why people still live in Hemsby
5:53 Hemsby’s coastline, explained.
7:31 Hemsby’s lost homes
9:30 Storms and Rising Sea Levels
10:41 Why authorities don’t cares about Hemsby
13:34 Tourism in Hemsby (or lack of)
15:04 I found Hemsby’s ‘missing’ MP
15:56 Defending Hemsby from the Sea
18:40 The Netherlands vs the UK
19:47 What the world can learn from places like Hemsby
20:40 Epilogue
#geography #coastline #UK
Credit to : Faultline